On December 13, 2023, the Michelin Guide Thailand Star Revelation 2024 was held. A second Michelin star was given to two restaurants, one of which is run by an Indian chef. Yes, it is none other than Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur Garima Arora! Chef Garima Arora owns and operates ‘Gaa’, a modern Indian eatery in Thailand’s Bangkok. Garima is now the first Indian woman to receive two Michelin stars and we are so proud of her.
Chef Garima Arora Becomes India’s First Female Chef To Get Two Michelin Stars
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Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur Garima Arora received another Michelin star for her restaurant, ‘Gaa’. This is regarded by many as the top achievement in the culinary industry.
Garima’s restaurant is described as having a historic exterior and a contemporary interior on the official Michelin Guide website. The guide notes that Gaa’s location is reminiscent of chef Garima Arora’s wonderful cooking, which is traditional at heart yet updated with contemporary methods and presentation.
On the restaurant’s tasting menu, you may find Chef Garima’s “reinterpretations of street food snacks.” Her cooking is characterised by the guide as “assured, understated, and skillful.” The guide also praises her culinary creations for “their extraordinary flavour combinations, contrasts in texture and temperature, and finely judged spicing.”
“I am honoured to receive this award. On behalf of my team, I can say it’s something we have collectively worked hard for and are going to keep pushing and sharing the cuisine of India with the world.“ Arora also adds, “This year has been filled with blessings for me. Balancing life as a new mom with a business is a work in progress, but this award comes as a validation that hard work always pays off.”
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First Michelin Star In 2018
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Chef Garima Arora’s restaurant received its first Michelin star in 2018. This noteworthy accomplishment was a turning point for women in the culinary industry as well as an evidence of Garima’s talent. She created history by being the first female Indian chef to receive the esteemed Michelin Star.
Talking about her journey, her insatiable curiosity took her to France. Here she graduated in 2010 with a grand diploma in culinary and patisserie from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Her adventure in the culinary world was far from over; she would go on to work with chefs such as Gaggan Anand, Gordon Ramsay, and René Redzepi of Noma in Copenhagen.
Significantly, Garima’s culinary skills gained recognition on a global scale. In 2019, her restaurant Gaa won the Highest New Entry Award and made an amazing debut at No. 16 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list. She was recognised as a pioneer in her industry when the World’s 50 Best Restaurants named her Asia’s Best Female Chef that same year.
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Chef Vikas Khanna and Chef Ranveer Brar posted video and picture respectively applauding Chef Garima on her huge achievement.
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Garima’s Restaurant In Bangkok
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Garima opened Gaa, a three-story restaurant, in 2017, in Bangkok. . She skillfully blends traditional Indian cooking methods with contemporary tasting menus at Gaa to create a mouthwatering symphony of tastes that enthrals customers. Her hard work and artistic talent paid off in November 2018, when Gaa was awarded a well-deserved Michelin Star.
In the centre of Bangkok, Restaurant Gaa is a modern Indian fine dining establishment housed in a traditional Thai home. The Gaa experience is the ideal fusion of history and modernity. It offers a stunning backdrop of remodelled baan ruen thai paired with an amazing array of contemporary Indian cuisine.
We congratulate Chef Garima on her huge achievement!
Cover Image Courtesy: @restaurantgaa/Instagram
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